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Friday, 31 March 2017

Hi Everyone, I'm combining 2 posts into one, so lots to see and read, allow some time LOL. you have been warned!

Firstly the Outlawz Sketch challenge, I used

Sprite Pansy AuroraWings digitally coloured

Dp's and pansy by Alexis Design Studio

Spectrum Noir pens to edge paper and colour lace and ribbon, to match

Pin dot dies, oval Tattered Lace, square Susan Wilson

sentiment Doodle Pantry

Now for something different -

Our friends had their 50th wedding anniversary last week and a little while ago I promised to show you their present from us. What do you get a couple who have everything and don't want presents?

Luckily I saw an idea on the web and was able to buy the last glass cutting board for the kitchen top at our local Dunelm! The silver effect surround on the glass was already on it and I added a leaf shape, their names and when they married. I'm pleased to say they liked it.

Cut on the Cameo, vinyl was used as a stencil and
I then used Armour etching cream,
I found moving the cream around for about 5 minutes was a good result,
I added it to the underside of the glass.
black paper underneath to show the etching

I then decided to add some fun with a couple of mugs,
adding vinyl, cut on the Cameo - wifey and hubby
and 50 inside a heart shape

this is the gift box for the mugs, cut on the Cameo
from a paper pack from The Range

Wednesday, 29 March 2017

Thankfully quite a good theme for me and one that filled my theme for a card for my Nephew, who works for a luxury car company as "test driver" I think that's what his job is, he tell them what's wrong with the design of the car? Anyway onto the card.

Thought I would show you half of my birthday cake which was absolutely scrumptious! Hubby had it brought out after a meal with family and friends, such a surprise day for me, although it was a couple of weeks ago, I'm still enjoying all I had and was done for me.

Here's the dozen red roses he bought, as well as arranging everything in secret.

I said I would share some things I made with my SiL, here's another. I had some cake from my birthday and this contained a piece for our neighbour, yes! a BIG piece LOL.papers from Pink Petticoatbox and bow template from the Sillouette store, got no more info - sorry.

Thursday, 23 March 2017

Hi Everyone, my card today is for the DragonsLair FB progressive challenge. I love this image, such a happy and friendly snake :)

Image DragonsLair Designs
coloured digitally.

Floral background, flower banner & border overlay -

Marisa Lerin at Pixelscrapper

Tattered Lace pindot and plain circle die

All layered onto black paper

When I had my birthday my Brother & Sil came for a few days and as she and I are "into" cards and the Cameo, we "play" whenever they visit, SiL and I learn from each other and this time it was about the Cameo. We did quite a few things and I shall add them when I remember LOL.

Tuesday, 21 March 2017

Hi Everyone, Yep! that's the theme of my card today, which is for my God Son, I know he'll appreciate it. It took ages to choose an image, in the end I chose an image that I had in 2007, talk about digging deep! I also made it for the Outlawz Sketch challenge.

Friday, 17 March 2017

Hi Everyone, I am slowly getting back to normal, but it has meant a lot of things not done as I would want here, anyhow, I'll try and catch up with you soon.

My card today is for the Outlawz Challenge which ended March 14th! Why did I leave it 'til now to post it? Well I made it for thank you cards for gifts received for my birthday, so didn't want to blog it, as I know a few people who will receive one look at my blog and I didn't want them to see it before hand. I entered the sketch challenge without posting it, promising to do it ASAP and I was thrilled to be Showcased for it at The Outlawz Sketch Challenge.

Anyhow, here it is.

I followed the sketch

DP's and images PC Hugware, sadly no longer available.

All cut and layered with honey jars 3D

The font "Honey Bee" is one I have just added from FontBundles.net

the font on the site had a honey effect and I thought, silly me, it would be like that when I wrote it, but it didn't.

I didn't know how to make it that way so emailed the site,

got a quick reply and instructions on how to make it look like honey,

now that is what I call Customer Service.

The only thing is it took me rather a long time, especially as I hadn't done anything like it before, you "may" see it again somehow.

Wednesday, 15 March 2017

Hi Everyone, I have really BIG apologies to say to everyone for not commenting or even blogging! It was all down to me celebrating 3 score years and 10 or in modern language my 70th birthday on the 9th. We had my Brother and SiL to visit and a LOT went on, I haven't had time to do anything, with visitors each day it seems, it has been lovely to see everyone. I'll let you know in another post what went on, as this is supposed to be a DT post, but it is late again. Shame on me.

Anyhow on to my make, NOT a card, but something I saw on the web, that made me think about my hubby and how clever he is. So my make for the

The theme is use stash and wood! So wood from hubby's stash, cut to size.

Thursday, 2 March 2017

SO much out of my comfort zone, BUT I did enjoy doing this card so very much, even getting myself dirty!!!! with gilding wax. I made it really dirty, by even adding pewter gilding wax around the card too, it reminded me of the days Hubby came home with his overalls standing up on their own, with the amount of grease on them, (he was a heavy haulage mechanic in his early years). Thank goodness those days are over. Shame you can't see the shine on the card.